Democrats Attack Trump’s Running Mate JD Vance Over Key Issue

The Biden campaign wasted no time in attacking Ohio Senator JD Vance after Donald Trump announced him as his running mate last Monday.

The GOP nominee announced in a post on Truth Social that he selected the freshman senator after much “deliberation.” Trump described Vance as “the person best suited” for his vice president and suggested that the Ohio Republican would boost support among voters in the Rust Belt.

Armed with opposition research that it likely compiled during the monthslong veep-stakes, the Biden campaign quickly set its sights on Vance, framing him as a far-right extremist, particularly on the issue of abortion.

In a statement responding to Trump’s pick, Biden campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon claimed that Vance would “do what Mike Pence wouldn’t on January 6,” warning that he would “bend over” backward to “enable Trump” and the “extreme MAGA agenda.”

The Biden campaign also held a press call following Trump’s announcement to outline the Ohio senator’s supposed vulnerability against Vice President Harris, namely his pro-life position.

During the call, Reproductive Freedom for All president Mini Timmaraju claimed that if Trump and Vance win in November, they would “jeopardize reproductive freedom in all 50 states.” She suggested that the Republican candidates would not be satisfied with just overturning Roe v. Wade.

Matt Bennett, the co-founder of the left-wing group Third Way, warned reporters that many women would find Senator Vance’s positions “extremely objectionable.”

The Biden campaign also attempted to smear Vance by using its latest bogeyman, Project 2025.

It was expected that the Biden campaign would zero in on Trump’s VP pick, no matter who the former president selected, if for no other reason than to take focus away from the current turmoil within the Democrat Party over President Biden’s refusal to withdraw from the race following his disastrous debate performance.

Biden campaign officials are hoping that Vance’s selection will give them a chance to reset the narrative away from their struggling candidate to get voters to focus on the Republican ticket’s so-called “extreme” agenda.